Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111111111010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)593652762730730771862862904853759745717663562490463416341322276271225212
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.86
12:24AM
1.67
12:57PM
1.84
1:13AM
1.65
1:44PM
1.83
2:08AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.51
6:37AM
0.41
7:18PM
0.51
7:24AM
0.44
8:08PM
0.48
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00
Sunset---8:15-------8:16-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020201918181720212122201918182322242321191819
Feels °C (?)191919202019191820191923211918182421222221191820
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